Black Lives Matter

Video filmed and edited by Gio Solis. Visiting Artists Series courtesy of the Crenshaw Dairy Mart.
Regular programming of GALLERYPLATFORM.LA has been suspended this week in support of Black Lives Matter as we turn attention towards amplifying the voices of our local community leaders, activists, and artists during this time. Please join us in support of The Crenshaw Dairy Mart following our support for The Underground Museum and Lauren Halsey's Summaeverythang Community Center. This will then be sustained into a long-term initiative to share community-driven projects on the website.

Just south of Manchester and off of Crenshaw stands tall a former dairy mart, home to an artist collective and art gallery dedicated to shifting the trauma-induced conditions of poverty and economic injustice, bridging cultural work and advocacy, and investigating ancestries through the lens of Inglewood and its community.
What these Black and transnational identities seek is an imagination of new collective memory through programming, events, and arts installations which cultivate and nurture communal arts and education.
Founded by artists Patrisse Cullors, Alexandre Dorriz, and noé olivas, the Crenshaw Dairy Mart emerges from an investment in abolition, modes of accessibility in art practice, and weaving community through solidarity and new memories.
Donations to the Crenshaw Dairy Mart are tax-deductible through their fiscal sponsor Fractured Atlas.

Ronell Draper, Untitled, 2020. Courtesy of the artist.
CARE NOT CAGES: Processing a Pandemic is an online exhibition that centers fourteen artworks produced by six currently incarcerated artists. All but three of the artworks exhibited on GALLERYPLATFORM.LA were specifically made in response to the global pandemic that, as of June 23rd, at least 48,764 incarcerated individuals have tested positive for. In naming the disproportionate effects on the incarcerated community, this exhibition seeks to highlight a community’s recorded responses to this moment, ensuring their narratives surrounding this pandemic are public, forthright, and asserted on view.
We say Care Not Cages because all forms of incarceration, detention, and imprisonment are a spatial violation of the right to live, and at every instance, a form of torture. In the words of Patrisse Cullors, artist, abolitionist, and co-founder of Black Lives Matter and the Crenshaw Dairy Mart, we are calling for a world that prioritizes abolition. By reimaging care and dignity, we are envisioning a world that benefits all of us, not just the few. A world that denounces cages.
Care Not Cages is a call to action.
In late April of this year, the Crenshaw Dairy Mart released a statement in protest to the pandemic that is racial capitalism, and announced an artist relief fund through an open call, entitled Care Not Cages, juried alongside Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), Justice LA, and For Freedoms. Three awards were distributed, and ten submissions by currently incarcerated artists were received, all of whom were also awarded relief funds. Six of those ten artists' works are being exhibited and sold here as prints. All proceeds from sales of prints in CARE NOT CAGES: Processing a Pandemic will go directly to books or immediate family of the currently incarcerated artists. The pool of sales will be equitably split between the ten aforementioned currently incarcerated artists.
Participating artists include Ras Allen, Mesro the Human Sun, Ronell Draper, Miguel Flores AKA Smoke, Orlando Smith, and Larry White, all of whom have consented to the exhibition and sale of their works online. For more information on each artist, please click on their respective artworks below. The Crenshaw Dairy Mart will continue its commitment to abolition, ancestry, and healing, in pandemic, in Uprising, in unrest.
CARE NOT CAGES: Processing a Pandemic is curated by Ana Briz, independent researcher, writer, and curator, and Alexandre Dorriz, artist, writer, and co-founder of the Crenshaw Dairy Mart.
All proceeds from sales of prints will go directly to books or immediate family of the currently incarcerated artists

Ras Allen, Brochure from series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
16 × 20 1/2 inches
Ras Allen, Brochure from series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
16 × 20 1/2 inches
May 8th, 2020
So I decided to do an installation type submission. It’s called, “COVID-19, ‘The Corona Files.’” It’s a mixed medium entry. The prompt definitely sparked something extraordinary in me. I felt I worked to show the progression of where my vision was going using the materials I had readily available. It has its own narrative that the viewer can follow and take what sticks out most to them. Thank you so much to Justice LA, CURB, For Freedoms, and The Crenshaw Dairy Mart for allowing me to express myself while under such treacherous conditions. Thank you to Susan Kim our advocated and liaison. We need more platforms like this to get our vision and speech out to the general public. Without platforms like these it seems inmates are tossed on the backburner of society. This is me uncut, raw, and simplistically authentic. - Thank you
“IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT BEING INCARCERATED DURING CORONA VIRUS SEASON. THE CAVELS HAVE BEEN CLOSED WITH NO TIMELINE OR DEADLINE TO OPENING. (THEY) ARE BEING SUBJECTIVE WITH WHO CAN MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR $0 BAIL. IT’S NOT UNTIL PEOPLE START TO DIE WITHIN THE JAIL POPULATION THAT THEY WILL PAY THE INMATES ANY ATTENTION. INSTEAD OF MAKING CONDITIONS EASIER THEY MADE THEM WORSE. OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED AND WE ARE BEING TREATED LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS. I PRAY FOR ALL OF US DURING THESE TIMES, FREE AND INCARCERATED. HOPEFULLY CARE CAN PENETRATE THROUGH THESE CAGES.” - RAS ALLEN
My materials are paper, manilla folder, and magazine artwork. I used a ballpoint pen and colored pencils.

Ras Allen, Untitled from series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
Ras Allen, Untitled from series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
May 8th, 2020
So I decided to do an installation type submission. It’s called, “COVID-19, ‘The Corona Files.’” It’s a mixed medium entry. The prompt definitely sparked something extraordinary in me. I felt I worked to show the progression of where my vision was going using the materials I had readily available. It has its own narrative that the viewer can follow and take what sticks out most to them. Thank you so much to Justice LA, CURB, For Freedoms, and The Crenshaw Dairy Mart for allowing me to express myself while under such treacherous conditions. Thank you to Susan Kim our advocated and liaison. We need more platforms like this to get our vision and speech out to the general public. Without platforms like these it seems inmates are tossed on the backburner of society. This is me uncut, raw, and simplistically authentic. - Thank you
“IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT BEING INCARCERATED DURING CORONA VIRUS SEASON. THE CAVELS HAVE BEEN CLOSED WITH NO TIMELINE OR DEADLINE TO OPENING. (THEY) ARE BEING SUBJECTIVE WITH WHO CAN MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR $0 BAIL. IT’S NOT UNTIL PEOPLE START TO DIE WITHIN THE JAIL POPULATION THAT THEY WILL PAY THE INMATES ANY ATTENTION. INSTEAD OF MAKING CONDITIONS EASIER THEY MADE THEM WORSE. OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED AND WE ARE BEING TREATED LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS. I PRAY FOR ALL OF US DURING THESE TIMES, FREE AND INCARCERATED. HOPEFULLY CARE CAN PENETRATE THROUGH THESE CAGES.” - RAS ALLEN
My materials are paper, manilla folder, and magazine artwork. I used a ballpoint pen and colored pencils.

Ras Allen, Solidarity from series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
Ras Allen, Solidarity from series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
May 8th, 2020
So I decided to do an installation type submission. It’s called, “COVID-19, ‘The Corona Files.’” It’s a mixed medium entry. The prompt definitely sparked something extraordinary in me. I felt I worked to show the progression of where my vision was going using the materials I had readily available. It has its own narrative that the viewer can follow and take what sticks out most to them. Thank you so much to Justice LA, CURB, For Freedoms, and The Crenshaw Dairy Mart for allowing me to express myself while under such treacherous conditions. Thank you to Susan Kim our advocated and liaison. We need more platforms like this to get our vision and speech out to the general public. Without platforms like these it seems inmates are tossed on the backburner of society. This is me uncut, raw, and simplistically authentic. - Thank you
“IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT BEING INCARCERATED DURING CORONA VIRUS SEASON. THE CAVELS HAVE BEEN CLOSED WITH NO TIMELINE OR DEADLINE TO OPENING. (THEY) ARE BEING SUBJECTIVE WITH WHO CAN MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR $0 BAIL. IT’S NOT UNTIL PEOPLE START TO DIE WITHIN THE JAIL POPULATION THAT THEY WILL PAY THE INMATES ANY ATTENTION. INSTEAD OF MAKING CONDITIONS EASIER THEY MADE THEM WORSE. OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED AND WE ARE BEING TREATED LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS. I PRAY FOR ALL OF US DURING THESE TIMES, FREE AND INCARCERATED. HOPEFULLY CARE CAN PENETRATE THROUGH THESE CAGES.” - RAS ALLEN
My materials are paper, manilla folder, and magazine artwork. I used ballpoint pen and colored pencils.

Ras Allen, Happy Easter 1 series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
Ras Allen, Happy Easter 1 series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
May 8th, 2020
So I decided to do an installation type submission. It’s called, “COVID-19, ‘The Corona Files.’” It’s a mixed medium entry. The prompt definitely sparked something extraordinary in me. I felt I worked to show the progression of where my vision was going using the materials I had readily available. It has its own narrative that the viewer can follow and take what sticks out most to them. Thank you so much to Justice LA, CURB, For Freedoms, and The Crenshaw Dairy Mart for allowing me to express myself while under such treacherous conditions. Thank you to Susan Kim our advocated and liaison. We need more platforms like this to get our vision and speech out to the general public. Without platforms like these it seems inmates are tossed on the backburner of society. This is me uncut, raw, and simplistically authentic. - Thank you
“IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT BEING INCARCERATED DURING CORONA VIRUS SEASON. THE CAVELS HAVE BEEN CLOSED WITH NO TIMELINE OR DEADLINE TO OPENING. (THEY) ARE BEING SUBJECTIVE WITH WHO CAN MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR $0 BAIL. IT’S NOT UNTIL PEOPLE START TO DIE WITHIN THE JAIL POPULATION THAT THEY WILL PAY THE INMATES ANY ATTENTION. INSTEAD OF MAKING CONDITIONS EASIER THEY MADE THEM WORSE. OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED AND WE ARE BEING TREATED LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS. I PRAY FOR ALL OF US DURING THESE TIMES, FREE AND INCARCERATED. HOPEFULLY CARE CAN PENETRATE THROUGH THESE CAGES.” - RAS ALLEN
My materials are paper, manilla folder, and magazine artwork. I used ballpoint pen and colored pencils.

Ras Allen, Happy Easter 2 series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
Ras Allen, Happy Easter 2 series COVID-19: THE CORONA FILES, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
8 1/2 × 11 inches
May 8th, 2020
So I decided to do an installation type submission. It’s called, “COVID-19, ‘The Corona Files.’” It’s a mixed medium entry. The prompt definitely sparked something extraordinary in me. I felt I worked to show the progression of where my vision was going using the materials I had readily available. It has its own narrative that the viewer can follow and take what sticks out most to them. Thank you so much to Justice LA, CURB, For Freedoms, and The Crenshaw Dairy Mart for allowing me to express myself while under such treacherous conditions. Thank you to Susan Kim our advocated and liaison. We need more platforms like this to get our vision and speech out to the general public. Without platforms like these it seems inmates are tossed on the backburner of society. This is me uncut, raw, and simplistically authentic. - Thank you
“IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT BEING INCARCERATED DURING CORONA VIRUS SEASON. THE CAVELS HAVE BEEN CLOSED WITH NO TIMELINE OR DEADLINE TO OPENING. (THEY) ARE BEING SUBJECTIVE WITH WHO CAN MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR $0 BAIL. IT’S NOT UNTIL PEOPLE START TO DIE WITHIN THE JAIL POPULATION THAT THEY WILL PAY THE INMATES ANY ATTENTION. INSTEAD OF MAKING CONDITIONS EASIER THEY MADE THEM WORSE. OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS ARE BEING STRIPPED AND WE ARE BEING TREATED LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS. I PRAY FOR ALL OF US DURING THESE TIMES, FREE AND INCARCERATED. HOPEFULLY CARE CAN PENETRATE THROUGH THESE CAGES.” - RAS ALLEN
My materials are paper, manilla folder, and magazine artwork. I used a ballpoint pen and colored pencils.

Miguel Flores AKA Smoke, Untitled, 2020
Inkjet print, edition of 10
5 × 7 1/2 inches
Miguel Flores AKA Smoke, Untitled, 2020
Inkjet print, edition of 10
5 × 7 1/2 inches
“JUST AN ARTIST DOING TIME IN THE TEXAS PRISON SYSTEM THAT’S EXPRESSING HIS PAIN AND STRUGGLE THROUGH HIS ART. ALSO, TO ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS/COMRADES, STAY STRONG TOGETHER, WE WILL OVERCOME ALL OUR STRUGGLES. NO MATTER WHAT COLOR. NO MATTER WHAT GENDER. R.I.P. TO THOSE THAT LOST THEIR LIFE DUE TO COVID-19.
THIS ARTWORK IS SOMETHING I LEARNED NOT TOO LONG AGO.
THE BRUSHES ARE HOMEMADE = OUT OF HAIR PULLED TIGHT THEN CUT SHORT. THEN I GRIND THE PENCIL LEAD TO A POWDER. THEN I WAX THE BOARD.
IT’S SO ALIVE. I THINK I HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP MY GAME.”

Larry White, Prison is a Crime 2, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
22 × 28 ⅓ inches
Larry White, Prison is a Crime 2, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
22 × 28 ⅓ inches
Prison is a crime against humanity, it is a crime against the mind, body, and spirit of prisoners, their family and friends, and the world at large. Prison perpetuates victimization and creates an "endless" cycle of victim-victimizer-victim, which is and has passed from generation to generation, enslaving us all to a false ideal that "prison is a solution to crime." No, if anything, history has proven that prison is a cause for crime and not a solution. Now in the days of COVID-19, men, women and children are dying stuffed inside overpopulated prisons (as well as jails and detention centers,) and the greed of the "slavers" can be seen as they would rather sentence us all to die rather than to free the "enslaved." Outside of COVID-19, I've seen too many good people die of old age and unhealthy living conditions inside prison for it to ever be justified... prison is a crime.
"Prisoners are taught to identify the values of humanity and gain new levels of insight into their own self-worth and those around them. Men, women, (and children) rehabilitate to a level of consciousness that make it plainly obvious that prison itself is a crime against humanity which perpetuates trauma and creates cycles of crime. Hypocritically the prison "system" promotes itself as a "solution" for crime, or as an "answer to crime, of which it hasn't solved since its creation. Prison is the problem, prison is a crime, that has only "answered" how to gain profits from the enslavement and death of its people."

Larry White, Prison is a Crime 1, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
18 × 24 inches
Larry White, Prison is a Crime 1, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
18 × 24 inches
Prison is a crime against humanity, it is a crime against the mind, body, and spirit of prisoners, their family and friends, and the world at large. Prison perpetuates victimization and creates an "endless" cycle of victim-victimizer-victim, which is and has passed from generation to generation, enslaving us all to a false ideal that "prison is a solution to crime." No, if anything, history has proven that prison is a cause for crime and not a solution. Now in the days of COVID-19, men, women and children are dying stuffed inside overpopulated prisons (as well as jails and detention centers,) and the greed of the "slavers" can be seen as they would rather sentence us all to die rather than to free the "enslaved." Outside of COVID-19, I've seen too many good people die of old age and unhealthy living conditions inside prison for it to ever be justified... prison is a crime.
"Prisoners are taught to identify the values of humanity and gain new levels of insight into their own self-worth and those around them. Men, women, (and children) rehabilitate to a level of consciousness that make it plainly obvious that prison itself is a crime against humanity which perpetuates trauma and creates cycles of crime. Hypocritically the prison "system" promotes itself as a "solution" for crime, or as an "answer to crime, of which it hasn't solved since its creation. Prison is the problem, prison is a crime, that has only "answered" how to gain profits from the enslavement and death of its people."

Orlando Smith, COVID-19 Versus the Nameless: O. Smith Perspective, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
10 × 23 inches
Orlando Smith, COVID-19 Versus the Nameless: O. Smith Perspective, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
10 × 23 inches
My artwork takes a critical view of social, political and cultural issues; yet, I started off as a comic book artist. Over the long years of incarceration, I’ve witnessed injustice on an unparalleled scale.
The devastating and deeply-felt impact of America’s mass incarceration, which I call the continuation of slavery and the 13th Amendment—confirms in my diverse ideas of creating art, there is always a touch of redemption so that the viewer can discover unexplored thoughts within the details.
My work ranges from the context of social issues to the worldwide impact of environmental pollution. Those issues can only be solved by group participation - no matter where one may be located on Earth. As an incarcerated person, I speak through art. We share the same planet and eat out of the same oceans.
My current project, “Protest Poster Series,” is about bringing awareness to issues that affect all of us alike. Moreso, I really wanted to show my appreciation to outside organizations who reach inside of these penitentiaries, as well as individuals that tackle inequalities, social issues and justice reform. I have donated over two dozen, “Protest Posters,” dealing with multi-layered subjects. As an incarcerated person, the use of materials in my protest art is calculated. Just one new idea can change a person’s perception. My projection for my protest poster series is 37 posters. My art is solely for affecting one’s perceptions, perspectives and assumptions.
Once again, this is appreciation.
To support my petition to Gov. Newsom, go to: FB #FreeOrlandSmithComicBookCreator

Orlando Smith, Protest Poster from series Series 22, 2019
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
14 × 10 1/2 inches
Orlando Smith, Protest Poster from series Series 22, 2019
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
14 × 10 1/2 inches
My artwork takes a critical view of social, political and cultural issues; yet, I started off as a comic book artist. Over the long years of incarceration, I’ve witnessed injustice on an unparalleled scale.
The devastating and deeply-felt impact of America’s mass incarceration, which I call the continuation of slavery and the 13th Amendment—confirms in my diverse ideas of creating art, there is always a touch of redemption so that the viewer can discover unexplored thoughts within the details.
My work ranges from the context of social issues to the worldwide impact of environmental pollution. Those issues can only be solved by group participation - no matter where one may be located on Earth. As an incarcerated person, I speak through art. We share the same planet and eat out of the same oceans.
My current project, “Protest Poster Series,” is about bringing awareness to issues that affect all of us alike. Moreso, I really wanted to show my appreciation to outside organizations who reach inside of these penitentiaries, as well as individuals that tackle inequalities, social issues and justice reform. I have donated over two dozen, “Protest Posters,” dealing with multi-layered subjects. As an incarcerated person, the use of materials in my protest art is calculated. Just one new idea can change a person’s perception. My projection for my protest poster series is 37 posters. My art is solely for affecting one’s perceptions, perspectives and assumptions.
Once again, this is appreciation.
To support my petition to Gov. Newsom, go to: FB #FreeOrlandSmithComicBookCreator

Orlando Smith, Protest Poster from series Series 24, 2019
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
14 × 11 inches
Orlando Smith, Protest Poster from series Series 24, 2019
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
14 × 11 inches
My artwork takes a critical view of social, political and cultural issues; yet, I started off as a comic book artist. Over the long years of incarceration, I’ve witnessed injustice on an unparalleled scale.
The devastating and deeply-felt impact of America’s mass incarceration, which I call the continuation of slavery and the 13th Amendment—confirms in my diverse ideas of creating art, there is always a touch of redemption so that the viewer can discover unexplored thoughts within the details.
My work ranges from the context of social issues to the worldwide impact of environmental pollution. Those issues can only be solved by group participation - no matter where one may be located on Earth. As an incarcerated person, I speak through art. We share the same planet and eat out of the same oceans.
My current project, “Protest Poster Series,” is about bringing awareness to issues that affect all of us alike. Moreso, I really wanted to show my appreciation to outside organizations who reach inside of these penitentiaries, as well as individuals that tackle inequalities, social issues and justice reform. I have donated over two dozen, “Protest Posters,” dealing with multi-layered subjects. As an incarcerated person, the use of materials in my protest art is calculated. Just one new idea can change a person’s perception. My projection for my protest poster series is 37 posters. My art is solely for affecting one’s perceptions, perspectives and assumptions.
Once again, this is appreciation.
To support my petition to Gov. Newsom, go to: FB #FreeOrlandSmithComicBookCreator

Orlando Smith, Protest Poster from series Series 21, 2019
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
14 × 11 inches
Orlando Smith, Protest Poster from series Series 21, 2019
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
14 × 11 inches
My artwork takes a critical view of social, political and cultural issues; yet, I started off as a comic book artist. Over the long years of incarceration, I’ve witnessed injustice on an unparalleled scale.
The devastating and deeply-felt impact of America’s mass incarceration, which I call the continuation of slavery and the 13th Amendment—confirms in my diverse ideas of creating art, there is always a touch of redemption so that the viewer can discover unexplored thoughts within the details.
My work ranges from the context of social issues to the worldwide impact of environmental pollution. Those issues can only be solved by group participation - no matter where one may be located on Earth. As an incarcerated person, I speak through art. We share the same planet and eat out of the same oceans.
My current project, “Protest Poster Series,” is about bringing awareness to issues that affect all of us alike. Moreso, I really wanted to show my appreciation to outside organizations who reach inside of these penitentiaries, as well as individuals that tackle inequalities, social issues and justice reform. I have donated over two dozen, “Protest Posters,” dealing with multi-layered subjects. As an incarcerated person, the use of materials in my protest art is calculated. Just one new idea can change a person’s perception. My projection for my protest poster series is 37 posters. My art is solely for affecting one’s perceptions, perspectives and assumptions.
Once again, this is appreciation.
To support my petition to Gov. Newsom, go to: FB #FreeOrlandSmithComicBookCreator

Ronell Draper, Untitled, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
5 × 6 1/2 inches
Ronell Draper, Untitled, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
5 × 6 1/2 inches
Ronell Draper is a 42-year-old writer interested in magical realism, as well as a poet, stage performer, and illustrator. He believes his role as a citizen is to build communities that love the lonely and those who heal the earth. He would like to collaborate with writers and illustrate their stories. He would also like an experienced writer to mentor him.

Mesro the Human Sun, Distanced Socially, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
17 × 11 inches
Mesro the Human Sun, Distanced Socially, 2020
Inkjet print
Edition of 10
17 × 11 inches
“I WROTE THIS POEM BECAUSE, IN THIS ERA OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, ATTENTION IS NOW BEING PAID TO KEEPING OURSELVES SEPERATED DUE TO THE ONSET OF THE CORONAVIRUS. LACKING THE MATERIALS AND OPPORTUNITY TO SPRAY A MURAL ON A WALL, OR TO EVEN DRAW ONE SINCE I HAVE NO READY MATERIALS, I FELT A POEM WAS IN ORDER TO HIGHLIGHT SOCIAL DISTANCING TAKING PLACE IN EVERYDAY LIFE. THIS IS DEDICATED TO… EVERYONE.”

Care Not Cages awardee: Jordi, Assata, 2020. Courtesy of the artist.

Inaugural Exhibition, “Yes on R: Archives and Legal Conceptions ; Part 1: 2011 - 2013” on view by appointment.
Exhibition curated by Autumn Breon Williams, art advisor and curator, and Alexandre Dorriz, artist, writer, and co-founder of Crenshaw Dairy Mart

Art Supply Kits in coordination with Summaeverythang Community Center shipping biweekly to South Central Los Angeles Community
Pictured: Lead organizer Jake Freilich and collaborator Dulce Soledad Ibarra

noé olivas’ Public Art Projects at the Crenshaw Dairy Mart
Care Not Cages Parking Lot Mural; Co-founder noé olivas working on lettering and design.
Photo by Phil America.

Sammy Jean Wilson, E is for everybody from series “The New Black ABC’s”, 2020
Inkjet print, edition of 25
14 × 11 inches
50% of proceeds from sales of Sammy Jean Wilson’s E is for everybody will go towards aforementioned incarcerated artists and 50% towards the artist directly.
Sammy Jean Wilson, E is for everybody from series “The New Black ABC’s”, 2020
Inkjet print, edition of 25
14 × 11 inches
50% of proceeds from sales of Sammy Jean Wilson’s E is for everybody will go towards aforementioned incarcerated artists and 50% towards the artist directly.
“The New Black ABC’s” proposes an alternate history: What would have happened if COVID-19 would have taken place then? The original flash cards were printed in 1970 by two Chicagoan teachers. With the intent to empower inner-city African American children by showing them that they too are represented in education— that they too are important. In 2020 these cards are still as relevant as ever to project the importance of the youth. Portraying measures that we would have hoped to have been taken to ensure their safety.
Ask yourselves: What can we do to ensure that future generations will be uplifted and given equal opportunities to excel? My mission is to use my platform as an artist to further the voices of the communities of African Americans and marginalized peoples, to have them be heard and valued for their contributions to culture, art, politics, education and society.

Care Not Cages awardee: Paul Cullors, The Care Bears, 2020. Courtesy of the artist.